Port by South African champion producer Boplaas Family Vineyards outpaced some of the country’s most eminent wines with its crowning this week as Best Overall in a special report by Wine magazine on 10-year matured wines. Underlining...
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Boplaas Family Vineyards has been included in a list of 20 of South Africa’s best Sauvignon Blancs by leading magazine Country Life. The achievement is even sweeter considering that no less than two wines from the Little Karoo producer were...
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An early glimpse of the 2019 wine grape harvest at Boplaas in the Klein Karoo hamlet of Calitzdorp suggests outstanding wines are likely to emerge. The celebrated winery reports that so far, vineyards are delivering excellent quality despite a...
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The Boplaas Gamka Branca Reserve 2017 has received 94/100 points in the Cape White Wine Report from Wine Magazine, the highest score of all wines featured in the highly regarded South African survey. Wines from 32 producers including some of the...
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South African drinks-makers often look offshore for trends that might take hold at home. Visiting the home of Scotch, Boplaas distiller Daniel Nel recently encountered a country-wide wave of whisky innovation underway – some of which Boplaas has...
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The European Union (EU) ban on the words port or sherry for wine countries including South Africa has remained controversial since it was implemented. Having just returned from another insightful trip to Europe, SA champion port-maker Carel Nel...
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Boplaas Family Vineyards was once again one of the best-performing producers at the annual Veritas Wine Awards, which were announced at a gala function in Cape Town this weekend. The Calitzdorp winery received no less than three Double Golds of a...
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Boplaas Family Vineyards has been singled out as one of top producers at the 2018 Michelangelo International Wine & Spirits Awards, which were announced on the weekend. Now the largest competition of its kind in Africa, the competition...
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A whisky made in the small country town of Calitzdorp has dazzled the judges at the auspicious 2018 Michelangelo International Wine & Spirits Awards, winning the only Platinum medal awarded in the category for South African whiskies. Made by...
Read moreWines from Boplaas Family Vineyards have again received top ratings by acclaimed UK Master of Wine Tim Atkin, including four achieving more than 90/100 in his latest South African Special Report. The highest scorer for the champion Port and still...
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Wines from Boplaas Family Vineyards have again received top ratings by acclaimed UK Master of Wine Tim Atkin, including four achieving more than 90/100 in his latest South African Special Report. The highest scorer for the champion Port and still...
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Boplaas is about to blast the humble G&T with the launch of its latest innovation – a gin packed with enough zing to punch a rocket ship to Mars. The exciting new Eight Citrus Gin joins a Boplaas portfolio of highly awarded drinks as a bold...
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